After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

After listening to Han Ping's words, Shen Lu fell into a long silence.

While relieved that Gu Xiaohua escaped the clutches of evil in time, they also felt sorry for the mother and daughter.

Ultimately, Zhang Chenggang was arrested and imprisoned for intentional homicide. Due to the egregious nature of the crime, he was sentenced to death with immediate execution.

With such a major threat removed from society, the safety of Gu Xiaohua and her two children was now guaranteed.

Shen Lu could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The couple and Gu Xiaohua made a special trip to visit Li Xingyun to thank him for his support.

I had originally planned to invite Li Xingyun to a state-run restaurant for dinner.

However, Li Xingyun tactfully indicated that there was no need for extravagance.

Finally, it was decided that they would just have a meal at Gu Xiaohua's house, since everyone was helping her.

Although she said it was just a casual bite, Shen Lu took it very seriously.

After learning about Li Xingyun's tastes, Shen Lu took charge of cooking, with Gu Xiao and Han Ping assisting, and prepared a table full of dishes.

Shen Lu even brought her homemade pear wine.

This was made using her treasured Moutai liquor.

It was placed in a ceramic jar, and that's how I carried it over.

When Li Xingyun arrived at the address, he could smell the fragrant aroma of the dishes from a great distance.

Following the aroma, we found Gu Xiaohua's house.

The family had just finished their work, and the dishes were neatly arranged on the table.

Li Xingyun knocked on the door, and a pair of children who looked exactly alike opened it.

"Are you Dean Li?"

The two children looked up and said in unison.

Their adorable and endearing appearance made Li Xingyun unable to resist squatting down and patting the two little ones' fluffy heads.

"Yes, perhaps you can call me Grandpa Li."

Li Xingyun is already forty-eight years old, which is just the right age for him to be a grandfather of two children.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze tilted their heads back and greeted each other crisply.

"Hello, Grandpa Li."

Shen Lu came out to greet Li Xingyun.

She introduced him to her twin sons, Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze.

Li Xingyun smiled and said that he could tell at a glance.

"You two are practically identical."

Li Xingyun clearly adored Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze, constantly playing with the two children.

The two little ones played with Li Xingyun for a while, then clamored to go see Chenchen together.

After exchanging pleasantries, Gu Xiaohua expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Dean Li.

If it weren't for his help, they definitely wouldn't have been able to resolve this matter so quickly.

Li Xingyun waved his hand: "This is all you should do. The People's Hospital's mission has always been to put the health and interests of the people first."

Dean Li's easygoing nature put everyone at ease.

Everyone arrived and sat down to begin their meal.

As the elder at the table, Li Xingyun was the first to pick up his chopsticks.

He took a bite of the garlic-flavored lotus root and shrimp.

The fresh shrimp are firm and smooth, and the unique aroma of spices is the icing on the cake. Any more would be too greasy, and any less would be bland.

The cook controlled the heat perfectly.

Li Xingyun took another bite of the braised pork trotter with soybeans. The aroma lingered on his lips and teeth, and the flavor of the soybeans was perfectly infused into the pork trotter.

The tender pig's trotters melt in your mouth with just a gentle touch. They are prepared perfectly, with absolutely no gamey pork smell.

The lamb with bamboo shoots in golden broth is especially delicious. The crisp bamboo shoots are coated in a golden, slightly spicy broth, and the lamb is tender and fragrant.

Shen Lu specially drizzled pepper oil on top at the end, and after just one bite, she found it to be incredibly fresh, fragrant, spicy, and numbing.

"Who cooked this meal?"

It took Li Xingyun a long time to regain his language.

Even after traveling all over the country and eating countless delicacies from all over the country and even the world, he had never tasted such delicious food.

"Is what I made... not to your liking?" Shen Lu asked, unable to discern Li Xingyun's unpredictable expression.

"No, no, it's too delicious, haha, it was my rudeness."

Li Xingyun's hearty laughter and down-to-earth actions completely put everyone at ease, except for Gu Xiao, who remained unmoved.

Everyone had originally intended to offer some compliments, but Shen Lu's cooking was so amazing that everyone was too busy eating to say anything.

After everyone had finished eating, Gu Xiaohua took the initiative to stand up and offer a toast. Because she was still breastfeeding, she could only drink tea instead of alcohol.

"Thank you all for your help. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to me and my child."

"Gu Xiao is your brother, and I'm your sister-in-law. It's only right that I help you."

"Yeah, Gu Xiao is my best brother."

Listening to their words, Li Xingyun seemed to be deep in thought.

His gaze lingered between Gu Xiaohua and Gu Xiao.

If they are brothers, why can't we find any similarities between them?

Even disregarding the overall appearance, the basic facial features show no resemblance whatsoever.

Gu Xiaohua was fairly pretty, but Gu Xiao seemed to have mutated genetically, with deep and three-dimensional features. Among all the people he had ever met, his appearance and temperament were outstanding.

Of course, Li Xingyun could not ask this question; he simply kept his doubts to himself.

After a glass of sweet pear wine, I felt refreshed and invigorated.

Li Xingyun savored it carefully; his years of experience told him that the wine used to brew it was definitely not simple.

The rich aroma quickly spreads in the mouth, filling the entire oral cavity and giving a strong olfactory sensation.

He became increasingly curious about this family.

After the meal, Li Xingyun took out three red envelopes from his pocket and handed them to the three children.

"We absolutely cannot accept this!"

Both Shen Lu and Gu Xiaohua refused.

They've troubled Dean Li this time, so how could they accept his red envelope?

"This money isn't for you, it's for the children. I think these kids are lovely."

As he spoke, Li Xingyun patted Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze's heads.

What he didn't say was that the two little ones seemed to resemble their family members when they were young.

That's why he was so fond of these two children.

However, they incorporated more of Shen Lu's strengths, resulting in more refined and delicate features.

Hopefully, he's just overthinking it.

Gu Xiao saw Li Xingyun off at the door.

Before getting into the car, Li Xingyun solemnly took out a business card and handed it to Gu Xiao.

"Take this. You can contact me anytime if you need anything."

"Why are you so concerned about me?" Gu Xiao raised his eyes, and the sharpness in his gaze made Li Xingyun lose his composure.

Li Xingyun didn't answer his question; instead, he asked him a question.

What year were you born?

"1958".

Li Xingyun's gaze seemed to be looking through Gu Xiao, as if he were longing for someone.

"You look a lot like an old friend of mine. If her child were still alive, he would be about your age."

Gu Xiao raised an eyebrow.

They're using him as a stand-in, aren't they?

Gu Xiao took the business card: "Her child is gone, but it's good that she's still alive."

"She died of depression a few years after her child left her."

Gu Xiao's brow twitched, and an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.